Petróleo Brasileiro S. A - Petrobras informs that it received a communication from its controlling shareholder with the appointment of the Professor Nivio Ziviani to exercise the position of member of its Board of Directors. The indication shall be submitted to the internal corporate governance procedures, including the conformity and integrity analyzes, necessary for the company’s succession process, with appreciation by the Nominating, Compensation and Succession Committee, by the Board of Directors and, later, by the General Shareholders’ Meeting. Prof. Ziviani’s nomination to the Board of Directors is consistent with the focus on information technology through the transformational change process to maximize the generation of value for shareholders and Brazil.